The Marion And Aaron Gural Jcc Inc

THE SAVING LIVES-FIVE TOWNS COALITION - THE SAVING LIVES-FIVE TOWNS COALITIONIS A COMMUNITY COALITION TO PREVENT YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE AND ITS ASSOCIATED CONSEQUENCES IN THE FIVES TOWNS REGION OF LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.

GURAL JCC MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING PROGRAM - THE GURAL JCC MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING (GURAL JCC MHAT) PROJECT WILL SERVE TRAIN AND DELIVER AWARENESS TRAININGS TO SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, LOCAL CLERGY, SCHOOL FACULTY & ADMINISTRATOR, YOUTH, PARENTS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS. THE PRIMARY POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR WHICH THESE TRAININGS ARE INTENDED TO HELP ARE YOUTH (6-18) AND YOUNG ADULTS (19-24) WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) OR SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), SINGLE PARENTS OF ANY AGE AND OUR AGING (OVER 65) SENIOR POPULATION. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS LOCAL BARRIERS LIKE THE MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER SHORTAGE, LACK OF EDUCATION AND AWARENESS, CULTURAL STIGMA, AND LACK OF OUTREACH. GURAL JCC MHAT PROJECT WILL PROVIDE AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION BY PROVIDING THE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING TO SCHOOL/YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATORS, CLERGY, PARENTS, AND SENIORS WHO IN TURN WILL SPREAD THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY GAIN ACROSS THEIR CONGREGATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. DOING SO PROVIDES CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SUPPORT, THOROUGH OUTREACH, AND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE 4,860 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE FIVE YEARS OF THE PROJECT, WITH THE GOALS OF (1) INCREASING COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND CAPACITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, (2) INCREASING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAININGS FOR ORGANIZATIONS, CONGREGATIONS AND COMMUNITIES, AND (3) INCREASING ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT OUR CULTURALLY MINDFUL APPROACH WILL RESULT INIMPROVING KNOWLEDGE AND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, THUS SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND SUICIDETHROUGHOUT FIVE TOWNS OF LAWRENCE, CEDARHURST, HEWLETT AND WOODMERE, AND INWOOD, FAR ROCKAWAY AND SOUTH WEST REGIONS OF LONG ISLAND, NY.

GJCC R.I.S.E. (RESILIENT IMPACTFUL SUSTAINING EMPOWERMENT) PROGRAM - FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS, THE MARION AND AARON GURAL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (GJCC) HAS BEEN HONORED TO PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO CALL FIVE TOWNS OF LONG ISLAND, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK HOME. WE HAVE SEEN FIRST-HAND HOW SUSTAINED TRAUMA AFFECTS THE LIVES OF THE VICTIM, THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN. GJCC’S R.I.S.E. (RESILIENT IMPACTFUL SUSTAINING EMPOWERMENT) PROGRAM FULFILLS NEW YORK'S LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO CREATE SAFE SPACES AND SERVICES THAT HONOR THE LEGACIES OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS ENSURING THAT THEIR LAST YEARS ARE NOT SPENT IN ISOLATION, AND THAT THEIR FAMILIES ARE EMPOWERED WITH RESILIENT IMPACTFUL AND SUSTAINABLE SKILLS AND SUPPORTS NECESSARY TO OVERCOME INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA. GJCC'S EXPERTISE IN TRAUMA-SPECIFIC SERVICES ALLOWS US TO EXTEND R.I.S.E. PROGRAM SERVICES TO THREE ADDITIONAL POPULATIONS THAT ARE ALSO A STATEWIDE CONCERN, IMMIGRANT SENIORS, VULNERABLE SENIORS, AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (POPULATIONS OF FOCUS) PROVIDING THESE SERVICES ALSO ALLOWS FOR MORE COORDINATION WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND RESPONSE TO HEALTH ISSUES OF OUR CLIENTS, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF AND BURDEN ON OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND IN SOME CASES DELAYING THE NEED FOR INSTITUTIONAL CARE. THROUGH THE R.I.S.E. PROGRAM, WE WILL SERVE 150 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS VIA TRAUMA-INFORMED COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND 2,500 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS VIA OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. GJCC'S R.I.S.E. PROGRAM GOALS WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) USING EVIDENCE-BASED AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS.